Originally posted by Uabassoon
The only natural disasters we get here are fires, so I could buy supplies to prepare, but they would just burn.
There are lots of things you could do to prepare for a fire. I live in the middle of a forest and a forest fire is going to happen someday.

-Where are your important papers? Your will, mortgage papers, banking stuff, identity papers, insurance documents. You're going to need all of those things after a fire.

-How are you going to get your pets out and were are you going to go? This was a big one for us. Moving 22 dogs is a major undertaking. Plus the eight cats have to have a plan too! We have a plan, a way to move them all at once and someplace to take them where they will be safe from the fire.

-Where are you going to go until it's safe to go back or until you can rebuild? Can your pets go there too?

-Do you have vet records, food, water, leashes, crates, and medicine for pet? We keep all of those things in one place and always have extra of prescription meds on hand.

--What about the stuff that can't be replaced? Pictures, special items. I keep all the negatives and discs in a fireproof box. I just have to grab that and go.

I have a couple fireproof boxes with the irreplaceable things in them. In the panic of having to evacuate, I don't have to worry about forgetting an important document or loosing my wedding pictures forever. They are ready to go at all times.